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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is once again being urged to change a rule that requires an individual to spend three consecutive days as a hospital inpatient in order to receive Medicare skilled nursing coverage. The battle over observation stays has...

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There is an important link between psychosocial care and overall health in seniors. In the past, residents of long-term and post-acute care facilities were given attention based only on their medical needs. While medical needs are the first and foremost priority of...

The Progressive Pulmonary Care Unit Quality of Life Program takes activities a step further to help heal the most challenged residents. Written by Amy Huaiquil, Provider Magazine, November 2018 Imagine an activites room in a skilled nursing care center, and the...

Written by Kimberly Marselas, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Skilled nursing providers and ambulance companies are worried that a looming cut to ambulance reimbursement could limit access to care for dialysis patients, as the new rate drives payment below actual cost...

Written by Elizabeth Newman, Senior Editor McKnight's Long-Term Care News Patients who received more frequent home hemodialysis in a skilled nursing setting were less likely to die or be hospitalized for cardiovascular reasons, a new study finds. The study of 3,619...

Approximately fourteen percent of Americans suffer from some degree of kidney disease. The highest populous of people in this group are those of the elderly community. Those who suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease, and reach stage 5 (end-stage renal disease), require...

Breast Cancer Surgery, and its aftermath, in Nursing Home Residents “A new study reports that breast cancer surgery among frail, elderly women residing in nursing care centers is associated with loss of functional independence and high rates of hospital readmission...

“Communities can increase the odds of success with mobile solutions by taking a strategic approach.” Mobility in the nursing home world most often refers to group exercises or physical therapy. Mobility has another very important context for senior living communities-...

“In long term and post-acute care (LT/PAC), innovation will happen as providers begin to embrace fusion with well-deserving collaborators.” Recently, many long-term care facilities have been incorporating education into their senior care. When long term care...